Saturday, August 22, 2009

Super-Duper Giveaway!

Hi Knitters,

I'm cleaning out big time. Which means if you want to win a big bunch of yarn you are in luck. I am throwing in a sweet little handmade apron in a 4-5 year-old size. I bought this for The Collector and she only wore it once or twice. It has been folded up in a drawer for years so it needs a good press. It is in perfect condition. The Collector isn't much of an apron girl and I'm not either. The apron has two buttons in the back. It is completely adorable and vintage looking and some little girl out there would just love it. It would make a great art smock, too.Okay, here is the yarn that I will happily pack up and send to you when you win:

Yep, all of that is included. That's enough yarn for a whole lot of baby hats or for anything you feel like. I need to clear out and I hope you can help.

Leave me a comment on this blog post and say hi, tell me something good, tell me something funny, whatever comes to mind. Leave some sort of identifying information like a name, location, link, email address (it's up to you). Please do not email me to enter, you need to leave a comment. I am not sure when I will end this contest. Next week is spotty for me, I will be in and out and my work load is never-ending. I am just opening the contest up and then I will end it when I get a chance. I am leaving it at that. Leave only one comment, please.

I will randomly select a winner with a number generator. I will post the winner on my next blog post. The winner will have 2 days after I post to contact me with their mailing address. If I don't hear from the winner after 2 days I will select a new winner and then I will post it on the blog.

568 comments:

Hi, there! I just love your yarns and all the delicious colors. :) I had the opportunity to see their luscious goodness and your very cute little projects at the Sock Summit. You have a very whimsical spirit...love it! :D

Ohhh...I am the first to enter! I never win anything, so I am crossing my fingers...ok, so here is something to make you laugh. "What do you get when you cross a donkey and an onion?" Give up? "well, mostly you get a onion with big ears, but every now and then you get a piece of ass that brings tears to your eyes!" Hope you are laughing!Kathleen from Annapolis

Wow, I'm first to comment! (maybe because of the time difference - I'm in New Zealand and it's 9am on Sunday morning here). Anyway, you're probably not going to send this all the way to New Zealand but I thought I'd comment anyway and say that I love your site and check it every day. I especially love to knit baby hats but am gradually exploring knitting larger projects too. I love your Taiyo scarf and thought it would make a great gift for my mother-in-law but we can't get that wool here. I'm looking for a good substitute but if I can't find something, I might see if my friend in Japan can send me some.

You're probably not going to send this pack all the way to New Zealand but I thought I'd comment anyway and tell you that I love your site and check it every day. I especially love to knit baby hats, which is how I happened upon your designs a few years back, but I am now trying to branch out into bigger projects.

I love your Taiyo scarf and thought it would make a great gift for my mother-in-law but we can't get that yarn here. I'm looking for a good substitute but I love those particular colours so much so might see if I can get my friend in Japan to send me some Taiyo instead.

Hi Susan, I love making Itty Bitty hats...all of them! Everyone my age seems to be having babies, which means I get to knit a LOT of hats! They make the perfect shower gift. I just hope I'm not hat'ed out before I start having babies! I'm working on a baby shower stash right now, this yarn would be perfect for it! I also love to bake and have the perfect little girl in mind for the apron that loves to bake cookies with me!Leanne (Lunatic84 on Rav)

What a lovely pile o' yarn. I really enjoy your blog and my little girl would fit that cute apron! I really like all the washcloths you make--I'm a big fan of the handknit washcloth myself. All the best--Tanya from Pittsbugh

Hi Susan!! I love all the goodies you have pictured on your blog. I am sad that the summer is coming to an end...I am a teacher and school starts back on the 31st for kids, but their lucky teachers start back on Monday!

Something good: We found out today my brother and his wife are having another girl. This means a lot those colors would work great for my new neice. Something funny: This is the #3 baby for them in three and a half years, the other two are girls as well! That apron would be great for them, well as long as they don't fight over it. Surely that wouldn't happen. ;0)

Susan...You are being so generous!! How sweet of you..of course the ol' say..."one man's junk is another man's treasure"!! However the giveaway doesn't look like Junk!! lolI am also laughing over "Kathleen for Annapolis" joke...got me to giggling!!Thank you for sharing!Suzi aka FlFiFilarue

ooooohh... that would certainly feed my yarn addiction for quite some time! My 4 year old would be all about that apron too! I've only won one other raffle (earlier this year for my other daughter) which probably means that I'm jinxed for this one, but this WI native has just got to give it a try!

Hi susan! Another fabulous giveaway hosted by my favorite knit designer! LOVE all your hard work in developing patterns and your sweet generosity! Wow! That's a very cute apron and a whole lot of yarn! Thanks for this wonderful chance! I wish and pray that I win! :)

Susan you are always so generous with your give-aways, I'd think I'd died and gone to 'knitty heaven' if I won this!I've got your new book on my wish list but gotta wait til Oct for my birthday ;-)Hugs to youdenise@deniseschulz.com

It sounds like a wonderful giveaway. I can see at least one blanket in that yarn and some socks. Any day is a Wonderful day when Eric is not sick. Everything is just so much more relaxed. You can find me at www.handmadebysheri@blogspot.com or on twitter at skaro964

I love your blog. I heard you interviewed on Craftsanity a while back and went to your blog from there. You have inspired me to take up knitting and I absolutely love it. i appreciate your energy for life - family creating, exercise, etc. Thanks for all you do.

What a bonanza!! Hmmmm, something funny..... my daughter stopped by on her way out of town this morning. She brought her dog in while she ran around for a few minutes picking up this and that. She was getting already made sandwiches out of the refrigerator when I said to her "Don't forget Bandit!" whereby she walked right by him and got in her car!!!! He sat at the top of stairs looking at her and she sheepishly came back in to pick him up!!! We both had a good laugh

I love the apron! My baby girl is only 2 months old, but I would love to see her cooking in the kitchen with me wearing that ; )She is in Taiwan. We hope to travel to pick her up in November. During the wait, I have made her more baby hats then she can ever wear ; )

Dear Susan: I so enjoy your blog. I live in East Texas and we have had such a hot, hot summer and am looking forward to Fall. I enjoy reading about your little girl. My little girl is on her way back to college for her last semester. She graduates in December. Whew! What a journey! Take care.Always, Gail Crews

Susan, what delicious colors and what a generous offering! If I won, I would add some of that cotton to my recent charity-knitting project: preemie hats in honor of my little girl who would have been one yesterday.

This has nothing to do with knitting. I just got an ibert seat for my bike. My 2 year old rides with me now, right up front, and we took a ride tonight. She sang me the theme song from Scooby Doo with the wind in her face. It was Awesome.

Sounds crazy good to me. I just received my first order of Spud and Chloe yarn and am excited to start my project. Thanks for the chance to win some more yarn. You can never have too much yarn, can you???????????????????

Oh boy, yarn!! I'm so glad I recently found your site and started following. Your patterns are great and I'm amazed at yor creativity. I'd love to get this since my stash is pretty low and I'm just starting to pick my knitting back up again.

Hi Susan Hope you are having a great summer with your family.I love summer and I am sad to see it coming to an end. Two kids going off to college so I will have lots of time on my hands to knit. Would love to win all the goodies you have to offer... thanks for such a generous giveaway... as always love your blog and have all your books cant wait for the new one.

HI Susan,I love your blog and the sud and chloe one as well. My something funny is my little 2 year old, hugging a skein of yarn and when I said I am going to knit this for you, Logan relied, Knit it, knit it mum, after I had knit 6 rows, Logan came back to try it on already please mum-lol I thought it was really sweetLove Melwomaninashoe on ravelry

Wow! I am definately thinking of all the baby hats I could knit with that! Hosted a baby shower today for my sister (le Bebe Cafe was the theme) and I gave her a blue and green "sweet pea hat" which I knitted on our vacation this summer. I think it's my new go-to baby gift!

Something good....I went outside today, all day, in what was constantly-passing-by black clouds, to watch my son play soccer in a tournament. It never RAINED on us!!! soooo nice. And it was in the 60's! another so nice, as it's been close to 90 all week (but I'm not one of those people who like the hot).

WHOA!! thatsa lotta yarn to give away! too bad you're not splitting it up for many to win hahaha

Heck yeah would I love some new yarn! While I'm here, let me just say that you're book Itty Bitty Hats is singlehandedly (wow bad spelling) responsible for teaching me how to continental knit-best explanation out there. Changed my life-love love love knitting now! Thank you your enthusiasm for this lovely craft/way of life.

Wow! What a generous giveaway! I am very excited about the upcoming friend for "Ribbit" with 8 nieces & nephews under age 11 having a fun new gift to knit is always exciting - not to mention new hats, gloves, scarves, etc. I've loved your book (itty bitty nursery) and am excited for your new one to come out.

Wow! What a generous giveaway! I am very excited about the upcoming friend for "Ribbit" with 8 nieces & nephews under age 11 having a fun new gift to knit is always exciting - not to mention new hats, gloves, scarves, etc. I've loved your book (itty bitty nursery) and am excited for your new one to come out.

I was knitting this morning at my daughter's first soccer game. She's 5 and super excited to play. One of the other little players came up to me and asked what I was doing. My Annette said, oh she's just knitting doesn't your mom knit too!!.Guess she thinks everyone does.

I love checking your blog to see what you are up to, especially on your knitting! I sure hope I win. A girl can NEVER have too much yarn:) And I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old little girl that would love to wear that apron! Happy week to you!

Something cute? While I was babysitting a 3.5 year old a couple of weeks ago she was instructing me how to cook the sausage for her supper - make the fire high (gas stove) and then keep turning the sausage over until it's all brown, then cut it into little bites because she can't eat the whole thing at once. Then she instructed me to put a wipeable placemat down on the table because she can be messy when she eats.

Count me in please - what fabulous yarn and that apron is adorable! I'm a huge Itty Bitty Hat fan and love the almost instant gratification that hat making gives me.Thanks for such a generous giveaway! Good luck everyone!Robincokelush at gmail

I must win this yarn because I NEED to make baby mittens. Why? Because at the store today a woman leaned over the stroller to gaze and coo at my beautiful two month old baby girl. And what did my baby do? She lifted up her hand and gave the woman the finger. Seriously. Need mittens.

Ooo I've been knitting hats like crazy lately, hats for kids, hats for adults, hats for myself :-) That stash would sure make lots of pretty hats, I'd definitely have to do a couple Itty Bitty hats if I win that giveaway!

What a great giveaway! My daughter would love the little apron and I, of course, would love all that fab yarn :) By the way, the new bunny looks adorable already - can't wait to see the finished product!

Oh wow, that's quite a lot to destash. Are you sure you want to let them go? :) I could use some of those cotton yarns esp as I need to knit for a couple of babies due to arrive in the next couple of months.

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Hi Susan! I love reading your blog and seeing what you're up to, and I especially love reading your stories about the Collector. My daughter would love the apron if we won, I'm sure. I also love listening to your podcasts and have been eagerly awaiting your next one (I know you have a lot on your plate now, though!) Your patterns are so sweet- I recently finished the cupcake hat for a gift, and have made several of the sweet pea hats as gifts, too. All have been very well received and they always get lots of compliments. Thanks so much for coming up with such wonderful patterns. I'm purplemama on Ravelry, and belong to the Itty Bitty Knits group. =)

Hi Susan,I would LOVE to win your giveaway. I have 3 granddaughters that love the hats I knit from "Itty Bitty Hats". One had so many that she wore a different one for 2 weeks to day care. You are a very talented lady and your designs show it! I live in Quilt City USA but I had rather be knitting!!!!

WOW!!! What a great giveaway! To think of all of the cute projects I could knit with this yarn....I love your books and can't wait for Itty Bitty Toys! I just finished Olive you! and am currently knitting Ribbit. Love your designs!

OH these yarns would be perfect for baby Sophia, mygranddaughter born on Tuesday August 18, 2009 at 2:20 AM. She lives in Seattle Wa, and the hats I couldmake would keep her little head warm and dry, as would the hats I would make for her 14 month old brother. If I could I would send a picture. Her birth makes me a winner! but I sure would love the yarn.So many itty bitty hats and goodies from the book coming out could be made. I am almost finished withthe frog pacifier holder for Sophia. I had made the elephant pacifier holder and the striped elephant for her brother, and shipped them to Seattle, but someone else along the way is enjoying them ( I hope), they never arrived. :(Hope I win. I would sneak some of the yarn to make one of the chickens, I was just able to buy the pattern. So exciting.

Hey, there! It's just begining to "smell" like fall here in the North Georgia mountains. Luckily I just completed your taiyo reversible scarf in time for the season. Thanks for always making me smile!!!

Love your Itty Bitty Hats - they are my favorite things to make for friends of my daughter who are having babies and for my friends who are expecting grandchildren. Cannot wait to see the new toy book. All that yarn is yummyness waiting to be made into hats!

I have a sweet little great-niece that sure would look cute in that apron! And oh the hats I see in my future if I would chance to win. Oh well.... we'll see! Thanks for all your great posts and even more.... thanks for all the hat patterns. You've been responsible for keeping many a head warm in TN!

Hi,What a wonderfu giveaway. Here's hoping I'm the winner. The apron would be perfect for my granddaughter named Clover. And the yarn would be wonderful for knitting gifts for my grandchildren and for charity.Here's hoping....Janet

Wow what beautiful yarns-I am sure I could make something beautiful for my beautiful grandaughter Emilia-the love of our lives. She already has many of your cute hats-starting with sweet pea which is what we call her. Carol

Ohhhh, my granddaughter would adore that apron. She's autistic and is heading back to her second year of special ed pre-school tomorrow. When she started out a year ago, she hardly spoke, although communicated well. Now, well, she talks alot. She still has enunciation issues, but hey, one step at a time! We are all very proud of her.

Hi! I've never left a comment before but your giveawy is so wonderful that I just had to enter! I have loved your blog for many years now and it inspired me to purchase your first two books. I've knitted several projects from them. I love your new yarn and am planning on purchasing some as soon as I can. I have my own blog www.lesliesfiberandglass.blogspot.com. I love creating stain glass projects. Hope to win this but if I don't an early congrats to the winner!

What a generous giveaway - thank you! If you can give this amount of yarn away, I can't even imagine what the rest of your stash looks like. You should write a post about it. It would be fun to see how much yarn you have collected over the years, how you store/organize it, etc. Maybe an in-depth look at the studio too!

OK, I can't think of any funny little stories to tell you to entice you to chose me. I can tell you I LOVE your yarn, I LOVE your books, I LOVE your patterns. I am anxiously waiting for your new book to arrive. I am a stay-at-home-grammie to 4 little girls and a baby boy due in November. They are 6, 5, 3, & 1. You would really make my day if my name popped up for the "Super-Duper Giveaway".

Did I mention that one of my granddaughters was watching a movie and was assigning her cousins to each of the characters. She turned to me and said, "Grammie, there are 2 fat chickens. Which one would you like to be?" I have learned to never be offended if you aren't gonna do something about it. Out of the mouths of babes.

I would love to win the new giveaway! I have someone that would look wonderful in the apron and I promise to take a picture of her in it if I win.I am taking my first spinning lesson on Tuesday. Best regards,Kay MartinMenasha, WI

What a great giveaway! That is a lot of great yarn and I could think of lots of things to make with it all. Right now I feel like a walking zombie. I have a four week old baby who did not sleep well last night. Actually, he slept pretty well he just woke a lot for feedings, so I guess it was me who didn't sleep well.

Hi, I love your site & all the fabulous things you share with us. I'm a knitter and have learned so much just from reading blogs and watching videos. My 2-1/2 year old is fascinated with anything YARN. I can't wait to teach her when she can actually sit still for longer than 20 seconds.

Thanks for such a fabulous giveaway! Someone sure will be lucky to win.Cinda

WOW! How lucky we are to have a chance to win an addition to our stash! I have been on a yarn diet since my husband lost his job in Feb so am hoping & praying!! I love your blog and stories about the collector! kimrknits

My luck has not been good of late so I doubt I shall win your lovely drawing. However, I thoroughly enjoy reading your blogs and look forward to receiving them. I do hope you read all of these posts as I wish to know how to send a little something to YOU! I am one of the many who gave you suggestions on quilting. I manufacturer a product for quilters/sewers/beaders/scrapbookers. I would like to send you one as a thank you for all the pleasure you have given me. Thanks, Laura Field

Susan, I have enjoyed making your baby hats for family and friends for a couple of years now. Just found out my niece is having a girl in Nov and she has placed an order for the "Olive you" hat, so I'm starting that this week. I would love to win your goodie giveaway! ~julie

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